Carrier.



- No. 871,586. PATENTED NOV. 19, 1907.

' J. HALL.

CARRIER.

APPLIOATION FILED 111111.19. 1907.

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J. HALL.

CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.19.1907.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2L W/ TNE SSE S BVMW-0 ATTORNEYS JOI-IN HALL, OF FRESNO,CALIFORNIA.

CARRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 19, 1907.

Application filed March 19, 1907. Serial No. 363.251.

T o all 'whom fit may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN HALL, a citizen of the United States, and aresident ol Fresno, in the county of Fresno and State of California,have invented a new and Improved Carrier, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to carriers and is particularly useful inconnection with devices of this character used for the purpose ofcarrying, asserting and distributing grain, fruit, coal, raisins and allother similar loose material.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of this character, ofsimple and elllcient construction, which is adapted for the simultaneousconveyance of material to different oppositely located points, and whichis provided witha plurality of conveyors all having belts.

A further object of the invention is to provide a carrier having aplurality of conveyers and which is so constructed that if throughaccident one of these conveyers becomes blocked or otherwiseinoperative, the material being distributed to the inoperative conveyerwill be directed to an adjacent operative c'onveyer.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts tobe more particularly described hereinafter and Jfully set forth in theclaims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part oithis specification, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of my invention;Fig. 2 isA a side elevation of my invention; Fig. 3 is an enlargedlongitudinal cross section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is ,anenlarged vertical cross section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawinOs, I provide a frame-work 1 ofany suitab e material and construction, having suports 2 .andlongitudinal members 3.

ounted upon the frame-work 1 is a distributin box 4 which may be ofsheet-metal, wooc or other suitable material. The supports 2` adjacentto the distributing-box 4 extend thereabove and carry trough-likehoppers 5 and 6, the hopper 5 being located between two similar outsidehopper-s 6. These hoppers are of conventional form with inclined sidesand ends and with the lower end open as appears clearly in Fig. 4. Thehopper is mounted at an angle with the distributing box and the ho pers6 are mounted at a similar angle wit i the distributing box butoppositely inclined to the hoper 5. The ends of the distributing boxadjacent to the hoppers 5 and 6 are provided with openings 7 and 8. Atthe edges of the openings 7 and S are guides 9 and 1() within which areslidably mounted gates 1.1 and l2 adapted for the purpose of adjustingthe sides of the opening. The bottonr o'l" the distributing box isprovided with longitudinal distributing inclines 18 and 14, the incline13 consisting of a single inclined member at the longitudinal sides ofthe box, while the inclines 14 comprise two oppositely inclined membersparallel with the longitudinal sides of the box and locatedsubstantially between the members 5 and 6.

It will be understood that the hoppers 6 direct material placed 'thereintoward the opening 8 in the end of the box, while the hopper 5 directsthe material therein toward the opening 7. The construction is suchhowever, that material from the hopper 6 which falls on the side ol" theincline 14 remote from the hopper is directed toward the opening' 7adjacentto the hopper 5; similarly, material from any hop )er maj.' bedirected toward the opening led by an ad'- jacent hopper. The advantageoi this construction lies therein that if one opening becomes choked thematerial being led toward this opening will alter a few moments when theportion of the distributing box hel'ore the clicked opening has 'lilledup, be directed toward the opening l'ed by an adjacent hopper.

The longitudinal members 3 of the framework extend horizontally inoppositedirections from the openings 8 and 7 and also extend underneaththe distributing box. Rotatably mounted upon the frame-work are drums 15and 16 over which pass belts 17 and 1S constituting eonveyers to be fedby the openings 8 of the distributing box. Similarly, drums 19 carry aconveying belt 2O ted by the opening 7 of the distributing box. Thebelts 17 and 1S pass over guide rollers 21 pivotally mounted upon theframe-work and having lateral disks 22 adapted to elevate the edges ofthe h elt into trough-like form to assist in the conveying and toprevent the' material from being lost over the edges of the belts. Thedrums 15, 16 and 19' are adapted to be driven in any convenient mannerfrom the usual prime mover.

It will be understood that the conveying belts may be of any suitablelength and may extend in any desired direction. Furthermore, the numberof belts need not be limited to three as in the illustration but`mayconsist of any number desired. The size of the distributing box and thenumber of hoppers depending similarly upon the number of beltsnecessary. By means of the plurality of members and the distributingbox, material may be convel'ed in di'lferent directions from acommonspoint. The different hoppers are adapted for sorting of thematerial at the common distributing point, while the amount of materialdistributed can be closely regulated by means of the adjustable gates ofthe distributing box openings.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent l. In a carrier, a distributing box, a conveyeradapted to carry material from said box, a hopper for directing materialinto said. box and at an angle therewith, a second hopper at an anglewith said irst hopper, and means for directing the material from saidhoppers to said convej-J'er.

2. In a carrier, a distributing box, conveyers adapted to carry materialfrom said box, a hopper for directing material into said box and at anangle therewith, a second hopper at an angle with said first hopper,andmeans for directing material from said hoppers to each of saidconveyers.

In a carrier, a distributing box having adjustable openings near theends thereof, convey/ers adapted to carry material from said openings,an inclined hopper for directing material into said box, a secondoppositely inclined hopper, means for directing material from saidhoppers to each of said openings.

4. In a carrier, a distributing box, a conveyer adapted tocarry'material from said box, a second conveyer adapted to carrymaterial from said box, a hopper for directing material into saidbox,and a distributing incline between said conveyers for directing materialto both said conveyers. v

5. In a carrier, a distributing box having openings at opposite endsthereof belt conveyers adapted to remove material through said openings,a hopper for directing material into said box, distributing inclinesbetween said openings and adjusting means at said openings. i

6. In a carrier, a distributing box, a belt conveyer adapted to carrymaterial from said box, a hopper for directing material into said boxand at an angle therewith, a second hopper at an angle with said firsthopper, and a distributing incline between said hoppers andsubstantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of one of saidhoppers.

7. In a carrier, a distributing box, a belt lconveyeradapted to carrykmaterial from said box, a hop er for directing materials into said boxant at an angle therewith, and a second hopper at an angle with saidErst hopper, said distributing box having distributing inclines formedat the bottom thereof for directing material from each of said hoppersto each of said conveyers.

8. In a carrier, a distributing box having end-walls openings, in saidend walls adjustable gates at said openings, conveyers adapted to carrymaterial from said openings, an inclined hopper for directing materialsinto said box, a second oppositelyinclined hopper, and distributinginclines between said openings for directing material from each of saidhoppers to each of said openings. s

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specificationin thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

, JOHN iiALL.

l/Vitnesses GEO. B. GRAHAM, D. H. CASHIN

